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Arvydas Sabonis (Lithuania)

Born on December 19, 1964, in Kaunas, Lithuania.

Height:

221cm (7'3")

Position:

Center

Nationality:

Lithuania

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Enshrined as a player in the FIBA Hall of Fame on September 12, 2010.

Clubs

Zalgiris Kaunas: 1981-1989
CB Valladolid: 1989-1992
Real Madrid: 1992-1995
Portland Trail Blazers: 1995-2001 and 2002-2003
Zalgiris Kaunas: 2003-2005

Club Highlights

Champion of the 1995 Euroleague
Champion of the 1986 Intercontinental Cup
3 times Champion of the Soviet Union League: 1985,1986 and 1987
2 times Champion of the Spanish ACB League: 1993 and 1994
Champion of the 1993 Spanish Cup
2 times Champion of the Lithuanian League: 2004 and 2005

National Team

Olympic Gold medalist in Seoul 1988 (with the USSR)
World Champion in Colombia 1982 (with the USSR)
Silver medalist in the 1986 World Championship in Spain (with the USSR)
2 times Olympic Bronze medalist: Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996 (both with Lithuania)
European Champion in Germany 1985 (with the USSR)
Silver medalist in the 1995 European Championship in Athens (with Lithuania)
2 times Bronze medalist in European Championships: Nantes 1983 and Zagreb 1989 (with the USSR)
Silver medalist in the 1983 World Championship for Junior Men in Spain (with the USSR)

Individual Highlights

6 times European Player of the Year: 1984,1985,1988,1995,1997 and 1999
2 times MVP of the Spanish ACB League Regular Season: 1994 and 1995
2 times MVP of the Spanish ACB League Final: 1993 and 1994
MVP of the 1995 Euroleague Final Four in Zaragoza
NBA All-Rookie Team in 1995-1996
MVP of the 2003-2004 Euroleague Regular Season
MVP of the 2003-2004 Euroleague Top 16
President of Zalgiris Kaunas
Elected in 2008 as one of the 50 Greatest Contributors in the History of European Club Basketball